Belt-support.



No. 688,047. Patented Dec. 3, I90l.

- m. H. WILSON. v BELT SUPPORT.

(Application filed Jan. 7, 1901.)

(No Model.)

THE NORRIS FEYERS o0. macro-mum, WASHXNGTON, u. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL HOFFMAN W'ILSON, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BELT-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,047, dated December 3, 1901. Application filed January 7, 1901. Serial No. 42,342. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LMIoHAEL HOFFMAN WIL- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in belt-supports; and the object of my invention is to provide a new and improved beltsupport adapted to be used for supporting belts of various widths.

To this end the present invention consists of a new and improved belt-support, adjusting means whereby the belt-engaging parts may be readily adjusted to the width of the belt, and in the construction and arrangement of the parts, all as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate applications of my invention, Figure l is a front perspective View of my support, showing a belt represented by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective View, Fig. 8 an enlarged central vertical sectional view, and Fig. 4 an enlarged vertical sectional View, showing certain modifications.

My support is of such a construction that it may be easily and securely attached, for example, to the top band or edge of a pair of trousers or slipped over and retained on a Suspender-button.

Referring to the drawings, the supportcomprises the body portion 1, the bifurcated or forked portion 2, and the spring-arm 3, which latter is provided with a projection 4, preferably struck up from the arm. A part integral with the body portion is bent to form a belt-engaging hook or loop 5.

An important and characteristic feature of the present invention is the adjustable engaging device 6. This device is attached to the body portion 1 by means of the clamps 7, which extend around the edges of the body portion in such a manner as to permit the part 6 to be vertically adjusted thereon. A

pin or projection 8 on the part 6 is adapted to enter one or the other of the several openings 8, located inthe body portion. These openings 8 are preferably located in a central vertical line and may be spaced any desirable distance apart. The lower end of the part 6 is bent to form an engaging loop 9, into which the lower edge of the belt rests, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Projections 10, situated atthe lower edge of the body por-' tion, are for the purpose of preventing the part 6 from sliding off the body portion.

It will be noted that I am enabled by the adjusting part 6 to provide a belt-support which is adapted to support belts of different widths.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modification of the form heretofore described--=that is to say, instead of having the holes 8 in the body portion and the pin or projection 8 on the part 6, the movable part 6 is provided with a rounded projection 11, which is adapted to enter the corrugations 12 on a tongue or part preferably made integral with the body portion, as shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A belt-support, comprising a body portion, a spring-arm and a cooperatingforked portion, and adjusting means on the body portion whereby belts of difierent widths may be supported.

2. A belt-support comprising a body portion, a spring-arm, a'cooperating forked portion, belt-engaging loops and a vertically-adjustable part on the body portion provided with a projection for engaging with the body portion, whereby the loops are retained in the desired positions. I

3. A belt-support comprising a body portion, a spring-arm, a cooperating bifurcated portion, a belt-engaging loop, or book, on the body portion, and adjusting means on the body portion provided with a belt-engaging loop and. means on the adjusting part for en-' gaging with a body portion to adapt the support for belts of diderent widths.

4. A belt-support, comprising a body portion, a spring-arm bent from one end of the body portion, a forked portion bent from the other end, the upper end of the spring-arm located between the forked and body portions, a belt-engaging loop on the body portion, and an adjusting part provided with a belt-engaging loop.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL HOFFMAN WILSON.

Witnesses:

EDWARD B. VAILL, W. G. DOOLITTLE. 

